A Boston driver will be in court Tuesday, accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian with a rental car and then fleeing the scene.

A Boston driver will be in court Tuesday, accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian with a rental car and then fleeing the scene.

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Updated: 1:10 PM EDT Sep 6, 2016

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WEBVTT CA PLAIN'S WITH THE LATEST ON THIS. REID: IF THE PECAN -- AND THE BUCHANAN WILL BE ARRAIGNED. HE FACES MOTOR VEHICLE HOMICIDE WHILE OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR. THE 39-YEAR-OLD DORCHESTER MAN POLICE SAY HIT AND KILLED JOHN F SIMS. THE 46 EURO MOTHER OF TWO WAS WALKING NEAR MORTON IN CANTERBURY STREET IN MATTAPAN. YOU CAN AND SLOWED HIS CAR DOWN AT THEN FLED THE SCENE TAKING OFF BEFORE T URNING HIMSELF IN LATER THAT NIGHT TO POLICE. THE SIMS FAMILY, NOT SURE WHY SHE WAS IN MATTAPAN ON SATURDAY BUT THEY ASSUME SHE WAS VISITING FRIENDS. THE FAMILY HAD RETURNED FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA AND THE FAMILY REUNION. MANY OF THEM ARE BACK HERE IN BOSTON FOR THE ARRAIGNMENT THIS MORNING AND SERVICES NOT YET SCHEDULED. NUMBERING MORE THAN A DOZEN. WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THE OUTCOME OF THE ARRAIGNMENT AND WHAT THE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE TO SAY, COMING UP.

Man accused of hitting, killing woman with rental car in court

A Boston driver will be in court Tuesday, accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian with a rental car and then fleeing the scene.